> > > assertions about file formats which are not true
> > how wasn't it true? 
> 
> gettext-0.11.5 (the pkgsrc version) produces "revision 0" files,
> so its output can be digested by NetBSD's libintl.
> Even 0.14.4 (which is currently being integrated by christos)
> still uses revision number 0, according to documentation.

they produce revision 1 only when needed.

YAMAMOTO Takashi